Beauty Secret From Kitchen

Beauty Secret From Kitchen


1. Unboiled milk is an excellent cleanser. Dip a piece of cotton wool in a little cold milk and rub it gently on your face. You will see a lot of dirt on the cotton. Keep cleaning your face in a circular upward movement until the cotton comes out completely clean.

2. Ice-cold water is an excellent astringent and skin freshener and serves to close the pores that have opened while cleansing. It also tones the skin.

3.Cream or ?malai? is a very good moisturizer and it needs to be applied to replace the oils that are lost while cleansing and toning. It will keep your skin supple and young.

4. Equal quantities of corn flour, jowar flour (atta) and cream (malai) can give you an instant facelift. You need to make a paste and apply it on your face. Wash it off after it dries. While jowar atta will remove the dead cells, corn flour will tone up and tighten the skin and the cream will moisturize it.

5. Cabbage juice mixed with a little yeast and a tablespoon of honey is an excellent remedy for dry skin. Leave a thick paste on your face for about 15 minutes for best results.

6. Lettuce juice mixed with an equal quantity of rose water and a few drops of limejuice is an excellent remedy for oily skin. It should be applied for at least 30 minutes for best results.

GrandMa Tips - Cooking

Make a soft fluffy omelet

Heat a non-stick pan and add a little more butter than usual. Now beat the egg and stir briskly (even while frying) with a fork. This way more air goes in your omelet, making it light and fluffy. Fry till done and serve hot.

Prevent onions from burning, frying
Add a little milk to onions while frying, this will help retain a rich colour and prevent them from burning.

Cook pulses like chana etc. even if you have forgotten to soak them overnight.
Just put the chana in a flask full of boiling water for an hour. They are ready for cooking.

Okra will not stick to the vessel
Adding a spoonful of curd to the Okra while cooking while ensure that they do not stick to the vessel or turn black.

To remove excess oil in any fried vegetables
Sprinkle a little gramflour over the vegetables. Gramflour absorbs the excess oil and makes the vegetable tastier.

Curry turned out a bit oily and pungent ?
Take two bread slices and powder them coarsely. Add this to the curry and mix well. Bread absorbs the excess oil and spice.

Hurry to cook 'dal' ?
Add a little oil and turmeric powder to the dal before placing it in the cooker. It will get done in 10 minutes flat.

Boil potatoes faster
Peel and cut potatoes and boil them in water to which a little vinegar is added . They will be done in no time and will retain the texture as well.

Retain the green of vegetables
Green vegetables lose colour if subjected to continuous heat. So, don't overcook them.

Boiling Pasta & Noodles
Boil pasta/noodles in plenty of water and remove just before it is fully cooked. They continue to be cooked even after it is removed from flame and drained.

Serving Boiled Noodles later
If noodles/pasta has to be used after some time, then refresh the boiled noodles in cold water and drain. This way they will not stick to each other.

Instant Lemonade
Pour lemon juice with sugar and a little salt into ice trays, to make cubes which can be used for instant lemonade.

Making potato cutlets?
When boiling potatoes for cutlets add the salt to the water itself as potatoes absorb salt better this way.

While washing silk sarees add a little lemon juice. The colour won't fade and it will give a glossy finish.



To remove the marks in furniture's, scratch with the paste made from ash of cigar and vinegar.



Cleaning the furniture with shoe polish will lend an excellent sheen to it



The furniture becomes more bright and shiny if it is cleaned with the cloth dipped in strong tea.



Apply some wax or soap on the sides of the drawer for easy movement.



The furniture becomes more shiny if it is cleaned with mixture of olive oil and vinegar.



The gold will become more brighter if it is cleaned in pumpkin juice.



To remove the stain of wine from cloth clean that portion with the cloth dipped in soda.



To remove the stain of henna from the cloth, dip the cloth in warm milk for half an hour and wash with soap.



To remove ink stain from clothes, rub the area with a cotton bud soaked in eau-de-cologne.



While mopping the floor add two teaspoons of salt to the water to keep flies at bay.



To remove stains from utensils, add bleaching powder in a tub of water and dip the utensils before washing with detergent.



Used mosquito mats is an excellent blotting agent.



To keep a vaccum flask clean and odour free, fill up half the flask with vinegar, hot water and pieces of egg shell.



If two stamps stick together, keep it in a freezer for some time and peal them out.



Vinegar is an excellent cleanser for glassware.



To prevent silver fish from attacking your clothes, keep a few 'kalonji' seeds tied in a muslin cloth in your cupboard.



Soak your silver articles in tamarind water for 30 minutes and wash off with fresh water, if you want them to shine like new.



To remove mud and mud strains from clothes, rub the affected area with potato stock and wash it with water.



To remove the tea stains from the vessels, take some water and add 2 teaspoon sodium bicarbonate and boil it. After some time, wash the vessel with detergent.



To remove lipstick stain, apply Vaseline on that portion and wash it with soap after some time.



To sharpen a sewing machine needle, stitch through a piece of sand paper.



Keep the water in your flower vase odourless for along time put a piece of charcoal in it.



Rub toothpaste over the fine scratches on glassware. It acts as a slight abrasive and smoothens out the area.



Soften hardened shoe polish with a few drops of white spirit.



Instead of scratching off candle wax from an object, hold the object close to a flame or some source of heat for a few seconds till the wax melts away.



Clean dust particles and dirt from your steel or iron sieve by holding it over the fire for some time. After the grime burns to soot and falls off, wash with soap and water. Your sieve will look better and shine like a new.



To soften a tight leather shoe, apply some curd on their inner surfaces at night.



'Agarbatti.' ash can be used to clean silver and brass articles.



In order to keep away the termites and insects from your bookshelves, keep few pieces of sandalwood.



Hardened glue becomes soft and useable again if you add some glycerin and warm water to it .



To remove the stains from white foot wear, soak a small cotton wool in nail polish remover and rub briskly on your foot wear.



Use a few drops of after shave lotion to get rid of a stubborn dirt from shoes.



Clean the silverware with dry ash or common salt for shiny appearance.



To clean your diamond ornaments, soak it in water for 15 minutes, add some washing powder and boil for 7 to 8 minutes and wash it in running water.



Put some bits of lemon peels in the pressure cooker while cooking, the cooker will remain white inside.



To remove the chewing-gum stuck to the floor, clean it with a little kerosene.



Nail polish remover is excellent for removing stains from bone china.



Diamonds will regain their luster if you rub a piece of chalk over them and wipe clean with a soft dry cloth.



Add a little water to used tea leaves and used them to clean glass and window panes for sparkling results.



To remove stains from vessels, rub it with a wet cloth dipped in baking soda.



To remove stains from brassware dip it in tamarind water for some time and wash it and then polish it using brasso.



To remove tea or coffee stains from steel cups clean it with salt water.



To clean non stick pans easily, pour some warm water into it and keep it for some time and then wash it with any detergent.



To remove the smell of masala form mixi, put few pieces of dry bread and powder it.

Body Care - Home Remedy



Back Pain

For Back Pain always try to keep your Body Heat, eat Hot food and Drink Hot items.
Garlic is one of the best Ayurvedic Medicine for Back Pain. Have 5 to 10 teeth of garlic in your daily food.
Always sit straight.
Sleep on a flat Surface without pillow. Don’t bend or crook yourself while sleeping
Soft massage in the aching area with some medicinal oil like eucalyptus oil or with coconut oil. It ll give relaxation in the paining area.
Exercise should be followed regularly.
Avoid Lifting heavy objects.

Hiccups

Hold your Breathe for 5 to 10 seconds and release, It ll stop the hiccups. If still hiccups are repeating continue the process once.
Give suddenly some shocking news or threaten the person.

Cough

Drink Hot milk with Turmeric, Pepper Powder and with little Sugar.
Goggle with salt water every now and then. While goggling the salt water in the throat will cure the cough.
Mix Honey, Lemon Juice and ginger juice and drink.
Fry cloves without oil in a sauce pan and keep it in mouth and have the juice.

Moles

Coriander is one of the Best remedy for Moles. Make a fine paste with the coriander leaves and apply it on the affected area. It ll help to remove the moles quicker.
Apply Castor Oil on the affected area.
Take one grape, skin the outer layer. Separate the pulp and massage it on the area which is affected by the Mole.

Snore

Snoring occurs because of over weight. Try to reduce excess of weight.
Smoking and drinking habit will also tend for snoring.

Vomiting

Lime Juice and ginger juice is a good remedy for vomiting.
Smell Lemon or Small onion(Skinned) to avoid vomiting.

Teeth Decoloring

Brush your teeth properly every morning and before going to bed.
Place a pinch of salt or lime juice on the tooth paste while brushing.
Avoid taking food which cause stains on your teeth.

Sun Burn

Take fresh Aloe Vera leaves and peal the outer skin and separate the pulp inside, apply it on the sun burnt area. It ll reduces the tan and bring back to the color.
Make a fine paste with potato and apply it on the sun burnt area.

Hair Care

Hair is the thing which makes a girl look beauty. Some looks good with long hair some with short. Doesn’t matter the hair is long or short, but it should be thick and strong. Here are some tips for strong and healthy hair.

Haircare Tips

Apply oil every night and wash it in the morning.
Wash the hair properly, while washing forget not to wash the scalp. Because that is the area where dirt and oil stores.
Use conditioner after shampoo.
Coconut oil, Almond oil, Castor oil is good for healthy hair.
Castrol oil keeps your body cool.
Massage with oil once a week keeps your hair healthy.

Natural Conditioner

Soak a hand full of fenugreek seeds over night and make a fine paste with that in the morning, apply it on the hair and leave it for 1 hour and wash completely. Now the hair will become soft.

Skin the banana and make a fine paste with that and apply it on the hair for 1 hour wash. It’s a natural conditioner for hair.

Aloe Vera is also a good conditioner for hair. Remove the outer surface of the aloe Vera and separate the pulp and apply it on the hair for natural conditioner.

Dandruff

Extract milk from coconut. Add pepper powder to that and make a solution. Take some cotton balls dip it in the solution and apply it on the scalp. Now you can have a Dandruff free hair.

Curd is also a perfect solution for Dandruff.

Lice

Take a bunch of Tulsi leaves and extract juice from the leaves. Apply the juice on the head over night and tie a towel over the head. Let it soak over night. Remove the towel in the morning. You can see the lice in towel not in the head.

General

Never encourage hair splits. Trim your hair at least once in 2 months.
Don’t change your shampoo or oil often.
Don’t allow your hair to become dry.